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Giving Tuesday
December 2, 2013|volunteer
To continue last week’s reflection of thanks, Winrock is participating in Giving Tuesday –which starts tomorrow. Everyone can participate in a few ways: Donate your time as a volunteer. You will gain as much –if not more– than you give! Current opportunities are posted at www.winrock.org/volunteer Make a donation to one of Winrock’s projects via […]
2014 National Food Hub Conference Registration Now Open
December 2, 2013|post
The Wallace Center at Winrock International is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2014 National Food Hub Conference to take place March 26-28 in Raleigh, N.C. This event will bring together food hub managers and their staff, technical assistance providers, public agency staff, community organizations, funders, and investors over two and […]
Many Reasons to Give Thanks
November 25, 2013|volunteer
In honor of this week’s Thanksgiving holiday, Winrock’s Director of Volunteer Technical Assistance, Demetria Arvanitis, shares her thoughts on the spirit of volunteerism and many reasons to give thanks.
Winrock-Implemented Room to Learn Project Approved for Microsoft’s #YouthSpark Initiative on #GivingTuesday
November 22, 2013|post
(November 22, 2013) — Winrock International is excited that the Room to Learn – Education for Youth in South Sudan project has been approved for Microsoft’s #YouthSpark initiative, meaning it is eligible for #YouthSpark’s #GivingTuesday campaign this year. Microsoft will provide a 100-percent match for every donation to Room to Learn up to $1,000 until […]
Good Teamwork in Liberia
November 15, 2013|volunteer
Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Istvan Keri recently returned from a trip to Tappita, Liberia, where he worked with the USAID-funded Liberia SHOPS program and a local farmers’ cooperative to test and introduce low-cost irrigation models for oil palm seedlings and vegetable cultivation. In his photos, below, you can see the beauty of the land and people.
Has the Idea of ‘Zero Deforestation’ Lost Its Meaning?
November 14, 2013|post
Separate targets for gross deforestation and reforestation would increase progress toward forest conservation, climate change mitigation goals ARLINGTON, Va. (November 14, 2013) — What exactly does “zero deforestation” mean? In an article published in the journal Science, authors Dr. Sandra Brown, of Winrock International, and Dr. Daniel Zarin, of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, […]
Suzanne Siskel, Rick Leach Join Winrock International’s Board of Directors, Accept 5-Year Appointments
October 14, 2013|post
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 14, 2013) — Winrock International is pleased to announce the elections of Suzanne Siskel and Richard “Rick” Leach to its board of directors. Siskel and Leach both accepted five-year appointments. Siskel, executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Asia Foundation, and Leach, president and chief executive officer of the […]
Lasting Legacies
October 11, 2013|volunteer
Last week we ended a five-year phase of our Farmer-to-Farmer program in Mali and Nigeria. During this time of transition, F2F staff and volunteers are all reflective of the work that we have done in the last five years and of the relationships formed and lives transformed, both for the developing country beneficiaries as well […]
Building a Culture of Democracy
September 12, 2013|post
Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. As the members of a newly formed Community Action Group in Abyei Village in Southern Sudan lined up behind […]
A Wonderful Experience in Bangladesh
September 6, 2013|volunteer
Today’s blog post is from Dan Miller, just returning from Bangladesh I’ve done almost thirty projects in developing nations, but my first trip to South Asia was a dairy cattle project in Bangladesh. The project involved having discussions with different groups of livestock raisers about how they can improve their management and why and how […]